En-ca-u'ma, n.

n. [Gr. ἔγκαυμα, mark caused by burning, from ἐγκαίειν, to burn in, from ἐν, in, and καίειν, to burn.] (Med.) (a.) A mark, sore, or excoriation caused by a burn. (b.) An ulcer in the eye, upon the cornea, which causes the loss of the humors. Dunglison.